Jonathan Bailey has revealed he was very aware of his Sєxuality after playing a straight character in Netflix’s smash hit Bridgerton.

The actor, 36, who is openly gay, explained that the media attention that came with the famous show put his Sєxuality into the spotlight.

Jonathan added that he felt very strange after his private life became part of the publicity for the show.

The Wicked star contrasted his experience on Bridgerton with working on Heartstopper, which he said he found cathartic, as he played a gay character.

The Crashing actor told Vanity Fair: ‘Doing Bridgerton – it’s funny what comes with doing a lot of press, and suddenly there’s a lot that people want to know about you, and there’s a lot that’s asked of you that, obviously, in any other industry, you wouldn’t have to talk about.

Jonathan Bailey, 36, revealed he was very aware of his Sєxuality after playing a straight character in Netflix ‘s smash hit Bridgerton alongside Simone Ashley (pictured)

The actor who is openly gay, explained that the media attention that came with the famous show put his Sєxuality into the spotlight

He sent the internet into meltdown after he posed alongside his Wicked costars in Australia – captivating fans across the globe with his muscular legs.

Jonathan explained he was ‘hyperaware of the complexities and nuances’ of playing his role in the hit Netflix show as a ‘gay man, let alone a gay actor’

The Broadchurch actor’s confession comes after fans lusted over him during the Sydney premiere of the his latest film Wicked

‘Sorry all I see are Jonathan Bailey’s legs in this picture. Oh wow!!’ a fourth said.

Jonathan is playing Elphaba’s love interest Fiyero Tigelaar in the two-part musical prequel to the iconic Wizard of Oz (pictured with Ariana Grande)

The movie is about an unlikely friendship that emerges between Elphaba (Cynthia) and Glinda (Ariana), two clashing witches in the magical land of Oz